Method and apparatus to re-configure MDIO registers on an ethernet device
US10747538B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/17748
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Ethernet device comprises a plurality of Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) Manageable Device (MMD) registers storing Ethernet register field definitions that operate a management interface to one or more MMD devices. An MDIO controller, communicatively coupled to the plurality of MMD registers can control communication via the management interface to the one or more MMD devices based on a mapping of the set of Ethernet register field definitions to the plurality of MMD registers, and dynamically modify the mapping of the set of Ethernet register field definitions to the plurality of MMD registers.
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